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The correct spelling is parental.
How to pronounce parental
noun
Say it like: Par-ent-al
The correct spelling is parental. A person fulfilling a parental role. For example: "Nowadays there are all kinds of potential parentals besides parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, step-parents, in-laws, older siblings and cousins, and those in civil unions."
Usage Examples
“Nowadays there are all kinds of potential parentals besides parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, step-parents, in-laws, older siblings and cousins, and those in civil unions.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A person fulfilling a parental role.
adjective
- 1.Of or relating to a parent
- 2.Befitting a parent; affectionate; tender
- 3.Of the generation of organisms that produce a hybrid
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